We go out to the movies with expectations, and to be completely honest, I did not check out any notes or even the trailer of Girls Trip before I went to see it, I arrived at the viewing and everyone was talking about how they are looking forward to seeing the movies, and all I could do was take a sip at my drink and walk away slowly.
Movie starts... yeah it looks interesting, and there a couple of jokes and punchlines thrown in there; and I'm thinking to myself "doesn't look like it will be too bad". Yes it was not bad at all, and at it went on, and got to the serious parts of it, which were executed perfectly too, it got me questioning many things we as men put women through, because we tend to think with the lower parts of our bodies more than our intended instruments of thinking, which are our brains.
Girls Trip tells a good story of friendship, and how losing touch with our true friends can sometimes lead us into questioning our validity as people, and play around with self-esteem in way we
would generally not think possible. This leads to questionable decisions we make as people, like staying in toxic relationships because we mistake the value of true and honest friendship for
unnecessary dependence.
value of true and honest friendship for
unnecessary dependence.
As a man, watching this movie, if you are honest with yourself as a man, you will ask yourself "what is it really that can satisfy a man?".
As we can with Mike Colter who plays Regina Hall's husband in the movie. They have a good marriage, even though it's a public marriage, but it is public for all the right reasons; oh well so we thought. Mike Colter cheated on Regina Hall in the movie, sorry to sound blunt, but simply because he was chasing some thick ass, not because he was unhappy at home. And when women cry out and call men trash, yes it hurts to some of the men who behave, but when you see how this situation plays out, as an honest man you can't help, but agree with them.
All in all, Girls Trip tell a beautiful story of friendship, that takes us through the good and bad times of friendships, and teaches us a lesson in respecting and treating our women right as men, and it is all done in a funny yet hard hitting truthful way that will keep you glued to the screen, laughing, and will surprise a number of times, just make sure you don't watch with kids around.